Prérequis

A working knowledge of using Visual Studio 2010 or Visual Studio 2012 to develop solutions.

A basic working knowledge of SharePoint solution development, either in SharePoint 2013 or in earlier versions of SharePoint.

A working knowledge of Visual C# and the .NET Framework 4.5.

A basic understanding of ASP.NET and server-side web development technologies, including request/response and the page lifecycle.

A basic working knowledge of client-side web technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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Module 1: Creating Robust and Efficient Apps for SharePoint

In this module, you will review key aspects of the apps for SharePoint development platform, including capabilities, packaging and infrastructure, client-side programming for SharePoint, and app security. You will also learn about how to optimize the performance of your apps.

Lessons

Apps for SharePoint

Communicating with SharePoint from an App

Authenticating and Authorizing Apps for SharePoint

Designing Apps for Performance

Lab : Monitoring SharePoint Health Scores

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the apps for SharePoint development platform.

Use the client-side object models and the REST API to communicate with SharePoint.

Configure security for apps for SharePoint.

Optimize the performance of apps for SharePoint.

Module 2: Developing Managed Metadata SolutionsIn this module you will see metadata objects and how they are used to categorize items so that you can learn how to work with them in code. You will also see how to use the advanced features of terms and manage permissions and roles. In this way you can provide a full set of terms that users can tag content with.Lessons

Explain the capabilities and applications of managed metadata in SharePoint 2013.

Automate the creation and configuration of managed metadata term sets.

Interact with managed metadata term sets and fields from client-side and server-side code.

Module 3: Interacting with the Search ServiceThe module provides an overview of the search service architecture in SharePoint 2013 as it relates to developers, before describing how to construct queries using Keyword Query Language (KQL) and FAST Query Language (FQL) and submit these queries to the search service.Lessons

SharePoint 2013 Search Service

Building Search Queries with KQL and FQL

Executing Search Queries from Code

Lab : Executing Search Queries from SharePoint Apps

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the SharePoint Search Architecture

Describe the structure of the search index

Describe what a crawled property is and how they are created

Describe what a managed property is and how they are created

Describe the various settings of a managed property

Modify the search schema at various levels

Module 4: Customizing the Search ExperienceIn this module you will create and modify queries as well as manage search results.Lessons

Customizing Query Processing

Customizing Search Results

Configuring Result Types and Display Templates

Customizing Content Processing

Lab : Configuring Entity Extraction

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create various types of result sources

Create basic and complex query transforms

Configure query rule conditions and actions to target query intent

Create and modify result types

Create and modify display templates

Utilize display templates with various search web parts

Add managed properties as refiners with counts

Utilize entity extraction in your crawls

Extend content processing with Content Enrichment

Module 5: Implementing Enterprise Content ManagementIn this module, you will work with SharePoint document management features in code.Lessons

Module 6: Developing a Publishing Site for Web ContentIn this module, you will learn how to utilize develop web content solutions for publishing sites.Lessons

Programming with the Web Content Publishing API

Developing Page Components for Web Content Publishing

Lab : Customizing a SharePoint Publishing Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the capabilities of the Publishing API.

Describe how to access the Publishing API utilizing the server-side object model.

Module 7: Structuring and Publishing Websites for All UsersThis module will focus on providing you with the knowledge to build web sites that are mobile device friendly, support multiple language and with proper navigation. This will be accomplished by introducing you to SharePoint features including device channels, managed navigation and variations.Lessons

Module 8: Developing Optimized Internet SitesIn this module, you will learn how to optimize your site for Internet search engines, and maximize the performance of rendering your site content.Lessons

Optimizing a SharePoint Site for Search Engines

Optimizing Performance and Scalability

Lab : Optimizing SharePoint Publishing Sites

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure search engine optimization settings

Add SEO Properties to publishing pages and Managed Navigation terms

Configure caching to improve site rendering performance

Optimize site assets and resources to maximize performance

Module 9: Working with Business Connectivity ServicesIn this module, you will learn how to develop Business Connectivity Services (BCS) solutions.Lessons

Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2013

Creating BDC Models in SharePoint Designer

Creating BDC Models in Visual Studio 2012

Lab : Working with Business Connectivity Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the key components of Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint Server 2013.

Create and configure BDC models by using SharePoint Designer.

Create and configure BDC models by using Visual Studio 2012.

Module 10: Creating Advanced Business Data Connectivity ModelsThis module will explore how to create custom search connectors using several different methodologies and lastly, you will learn the advanced topic of the new SharePoint 2013 external event notification feature to support SharePoint list features such as alerts and event receivers when external data changes.Lessons

Configuring BDC Models for Search

Developing Custom Connectivity Components

Working with External Events and Notifications

Lab : Creating and Deploying a .NET Connectivity Assembly

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Decide when to use BDC models to extend search

Describe the BCS Connector Framework

Describe and implement BDC search stereotyped operations

Configure BDC model properties for search

Configure custom item level security

Utilize techniques to optimize search indexing

Module 11: Working with Business Data In Client ApplicationsBCS provides a framework to access via a wide array of protocols such as WCF and OData services to a myriad of external data sources, ranging from data stored in databases to custom proprietary data stores. In this module you will work with Business Data in both custom and composite solutions.Lessons

Working with Business Data in Composite Solutions

Working with Business Data in Custom Solutions

Working with Business Data in Client Applications

Lab : Working with Business Data in Apps for SharePoint

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Access business data by using composite solutions.

Utilize the Business Data Web Parts on your Team and Publishing pages

Work with external data columns in lists

Work with Business Data in SharePoint workflows

Access business data by using custom solutions.

Utilize the various APIs available such as CSOM, JSOM, and REST

Access business data by using client applications.

Configure external content types for use with Office clients

Module 12: Managing and Accessing User Profile DataIn this module, you will review key aspects of the user profile service, and see how you can write client-side and server-side code to access, update and manage user profile properties.Lessons

Describe the options and restrictions for accessing user profile data.

Use client-side code to access and server-side code to access and update user profile data.

Configure and manage user profile properties.

Module 13: Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Advanced SolutionsIn this module, you will see some of the social features in SharePoint 2013, and you will see how you can develop apps which extend and customize the social workload; tailoring the experience for your business needs.Lessons

Overview of the Social Workload

Developing Social Solutions

Working with Feeds

Lab : Creating a Social App Part

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the main components of the social workload.

Develop solutions to extend the social workload.

Create solutions which make use of the newsfeed functionality in SharePoint Server 2013.

Module 14: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Custom SharePoint SolutionsThis module will introduce methods that you can use to improve the performance and scalability of solutions and apps.Lessons

Debugging SharePoint Apps in Visual Studio

Diagnosing Faults in Deployed Apps

Testing Performance and Scalability

Lab : Enabling ASP.NET Tracing

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to identify, diagnose, and remove bugs in SharePoint apps during development.

Describe how to record information about issues that arise in deployed SharePoint apps.

Describe how developers optimize the performance of SharePoint apps by implementing best practices, measuring performance, and load testing.